Detachable button or ornament



1951 I v. A. PATTERSON 2,579,124

DETACHABLE BUTTON OR ORNAMENT Filed April 2, 1947 Inventor Vivian A. Patterson Patented Dec. 18, 1951 UNITED ORNAMENT Vi vian A.-Patterson, Shreveport, La. Application April 2, 1947, Serial No. 738,817

lire presentinvention relates to detachable buttons, ornaments and the like such as are used on apparel; fabrics-and wherever such accessories-are customarily employed and has more particular reference to a structural adaptation characterized by a screw-threaded fabric penetrating stud, a washer-like companion element detachably connectible to" the stud, and a button connected to said'washer like element; the latter two parts, as a two-part assemblage, being unitarily attachable to said stud.

,As implied in the preceding general statement of the invention, the idea of associating an ornamentor button with an attaching member and then'threading said member on a'stud anchored on fabric is, of course, not new. In carrying out the principles of the instant invention the improvements relied upon are in the nature of nominal refinements which, it is believed, render the structure herein disclosed a 2 Claims. (01. 24-105) novel and distinct contribution to' the field of invention under advisement.

One improvement has to do with the adoption and use of a special assembling, stud retaining, and button anchoring member, this being of the aforementioned washer-like form andhaving a screw-threaded hole to accommodate the stud, additional holes to accommodate either wires or threads for attaching the button to said member, and marginal prongs 0n the latter which may be bent to assist, when wire is used, to hold the wire securely inplace. Y

. Another object of the invention has to do with the aforementioned washer-like member or part, thesame having an outstanding prong to penetrate the fabric and to serve as an anchor and to prevent rotation of the button and member,

unitarily pictured, in relation to the stud.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure l is a perspective view showing a but ton wired to a coacting member forming a principal part of the complete assemblage.

Figure 2 is also a perspective view showing the same parts but illustrating the button up close to the washer-like member and further showing one of the marginal lugs bent, the other one being unbent.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing the manner in which all parts are assembled and mounted on a piece of fabric or the like.

- Figure. 4 is anperspective view illustrating a modified version ofthe invention. Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the-modified version of Figure 4 in use.

Referring now to the drawings and particularly to the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, the numeral 1 designates a suitable button or ornament having attaching holes 8 as usual. The holes may serve to accommodate a thread which is adapted to sew the button in place or, as here shown, may accommcdate a length of bendable wire of appropriate gaugeythe bent reaches 9 and ID extending through'the holes and being twisted together as at H. The aforementioned washer-like member is denoted, as an entity, by the numeral 12 and comprises a ring-like plate of appropriate material and dimensions as at 13, the same having a central screw-threaded bolt accommodating hole M. At diametrically opposite points s'aid member is provided with smaller holes, that is, holes to accommodate said wire, these holes being denoted by the numerals I5 and serving to permit passage of the anchorable ends 16 and I! in place. The terminal end portions I6 and H are adapted to be wrapped or otherwise secured against the body of the washer-like member I3 by diametrically opposite V-shaped lugs l8 and [9. In Figure 2 I show the button drawn up close to the washer-like member l3, one or the lugs 18 being bent in to secure the wire end H in place. The Ctherwire-end i6 is shown free, merely to illustrate the construction and principle of usage. It is important to note that the washer-like member l3 constitutes a companion part of the adapter which applies to and is fastened on the cloth or fabric 2! as shown in Figure 3. Here, We see a pointed penetrating screw-threaded stud 2| carried by a stud backing plate or head 22. The stud is pushed through the fabric and the threaded end is threaded into the hole l4 thus clamping the two parts, the stud means and washer means together. It follows that these two parts are clamped on the cloth and the button is wired to the part 13. This gives the appearance of sewing the button to the garment or fabric but obviates the necessity of having to sew the stud means in place. In certain circumstances the sewing of buttons to garments is unhandy and therefore by providing the stud and its associate washer-like means [2, and wiring or otherwise permanently attaching the button to said part l2, an ideal assemblage is provided.

Instead of sewing the button or wiring it in place it is sometimes desirable to accomplish the expected result by using the modification 3 shown in Figures 4 and 5. Here the pointed screw-threaded stud 23 is carried by head 24 and is fastened to the fabric 25. The button 26 has a centrally positioned concavo-convex boss 21 defining a recess on the rear or inner face of the button. This recessed face of the button is secured, as at28 to the washer-like member 29. This member is slightly smaller in diameter than the member l3 and also smaller than the button. structurally however, it is much the same as the member I3 in that it includes holes [a which correspond to the holes l5, and includes a screw-threaded center opening Ma which corresponds to the feature I4 in Figures 1 and 2. And instead of using two V-shaped lugs three are employed and these are denoted by the numerals Ho and are clinched in place as-shown in Figures 4 and 5. The idea is to provide interchangeable .types of washer-like members :having certain common characteristics. In this embodiment the washer-like member is provided with a marginal outstanding prong 30 which is adapted to penetrate the cloth or fabric '25 as shown in Figure 5 to prevent rotation of the button 2B and'member 29 in relation to the stud 23. The parts 23 and 24 correspond to the vparts 2| and 22 in Figure 3. The button is of .any suitable type and is preferably of the form shown in Figurefi. The button is here, glued, cemented, soldered or otherwise rigidly fastened at 28 to the washer-dike member. When thus soldered in place it is not necessary to use the holes l5a. Nor, are the bendable lugs |.9a necessary in the arrangement of Figure 5; so, they are clinched in. The member 29 therefore becomes a solid part of the button and serves to detachably connect the button to the stud and with diametrically opposite lugs registrable with said auxiliary apertures, a length of wire bent between its ends and having its end portions passing through the apertures in said button and then through the apertures in said washerlike member, said lugs being bent inwardly over the body portion of the washer-like member and the terminal portions of the wire-ends being wrapped around and secured to said'lugs, and a screw-threaded stud having a head at one end, the head being in contact with one side of the fabric, said washer-like member being in contact with the other side of the fabric, said stud passingthro'ugh said fabric and being threaded into said nut.

2. In a structural assemblage of the class described, Iin combination, a conventional-type button for use on apparel and garments, said button having apertures, a length of readily bendable and twistable wire ,having its intermediate portion :in contact with the button and its end portions passing through and beyond the aper-turesin the button and twisted together adjacent the button, a flat-faced washer opposed in parallelism to a .coacting .side of the button, said washerbeing centrally formed with va hole and said holebeing screw-threaded and constituting a nut, said washer being provided with a pair of diametrically opposite auxiliary openings located .eccentrically in respect to said screw-threaded hole, :said washer having its mar- ,gina'l portion provided with lugs in close assoalso serves to prevent relative rotation through anchorage of the prong 30 in the fabric.

Changes in shape, .size, materials and rear- :rangement of details'and parts may be resorted to in actual practice, so long as they do not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims, as is well understood.

.I claim:

1. In a structural assemblage of the class shown and describedin combination, a piece of fabric, an apertured-buttoma washer-dike member interposed between said button and fabric and provided at its center with a screw threaded hole constituting a nut,,said washer-dike member being provided with diametrically opposite auxiliary apertures, the latter being eccentric inr'espec't to .said screw-threaded hole and being further provided on its marginalfiedge portions ciable proximity with ,said auxiliary holes, adjacentportions' of the wire-:endspa'ssing through the auxiliary holes and being separably at- .tached to .said lugs, and aIscrew-threaded stud having a head atone end and having its op- .posite end pointed, theflpointed endflportion of the stud .being screwed into said nut.

VIVIAN A. PATTERSON.

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